Oh the dumbocrats got that shakedown tactic from Jesse Jackson...
Judicial Watch Sues Justice Department for Records about Forcing Corporations to Fund Leftist Groups
JUNE 12, 2017
Billions of Dollars to Left-wing Groups Through Justice Department ‘Slush Fund’ Scheme
(Washington, DC) – Judicial Watch announced today that it has filed a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Justice for records relating to an Obama administration policy of settling agency lawsuits against corporate defendants by requiring that the corporations make “donations” to left-wing interest groups La Raza, the Urban League and the National Community Reinvestment Coalition. The lawsuit was filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia (Judicial Watch v. U.S. Department of Justice (No. 1:17-cv-01064)).
Judicial Watch filed the suit after the Justice Department failed to respond to its April 7, 2017, FOIA request seeking:
Judicial Watch submitted its FOIA request in the aftermath of an extensive investigation by the House Judiciary and Financial Services Committee that found the Obama Department of Justice had “engaged in a pattern or practice of systematically subverting Congress’ budget authority by using settlements from financial institutions to funnel money to left-wing activist groups.”
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In a March 1 report, Fox News outlined how what it termed the “slush fund” worked:
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Judicial Watch Sues Justice Department for Records about Forcing Corporations to Fund Leftist Groups - Judicial Watch
Judicial Watch Sues Justice Department for Records about Forcing Corporations to Fund Leftist Groups
JUNE 12, 2017
Billions of Dollars to Left-wing Groups Through Justice Department ‘Slush Fund’ Scheme
(Washington, DC) – Judicial Watch announced today that it has filed a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Justice for records relating to an Obama administration policy of settling agency lawsuits against corporate defendants by requiring that the corporations make “donations” to left-wing interest groups La Raza, the Urban League and the National Community Reinvestment Coalition. The lawsuit was filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia (Judicial Watch v. U.S. Department of Justice (No. 1:17-cv-01064)).
Judicial Watch filed the suit after the Justice Department failed to respond to its April 7, 2017, FOIA request seeking:
- All records discussing the policy or practice of settling [Department of Justice] lawsuits against corporate defendants by requiring donations to La Raza, the Urban League or the National Community Reinvestment Coalition.
Judicial Watch submitted its FOIA request in the aftermath of an extensive investigation by the House Judiciary and Financial Services Committee that found the Obama Department of Justice had “engaged in a pattern or practice of systematically subverting Congress’ budget authority by using settlements from financial institutions to funnel money to left-wing activist groups.”
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In a March 1 report, Fox News outlined how what it termed the “slush fund” worked:
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Judicial Watch Sues Justice Department for Records about Forcing Corporations to Fund Leftist Groups - Judicial Watch